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  • Information and communication technology as a primary tool for Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University’s statistics and operations research business

Information and communication technology as a primary tool for Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University’s statistics and operations research business

  • Published July 29, 2016
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    Solly Matshonisa Seeletse
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    http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.14(3).2016.12
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    Volume 14 2016, Issue #3, pp. 115-122
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    Article title: Assessment of the development level of information and communication infrastructure in the regions of Ukraine
    DOI: 10.21511/ppm.16(2).2018.12
    Volume: 16 / Issue: 2 / First page: 134 / Year: 2018
    Contributors: Oleh Kolodiziev, Viktoriia Tyschenko, Viktoriia Ostapenko, Tetiana Kolodizieva
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The Department of Statistics and Operations Reasearch (SOR) at the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) in South Africa desires to increase its research output, as well as to provide high quality teaching and learning. Most SOR lecturers want to embrace technology and innovations, and also be competitive both regionally and globally. This can be achieved more effectively if they are trained in computer applications. Thus, they should be developed into critical citizens of the digital world. They should also be prepared to use information and communication technology (ICT) as a teaching and learning resource, as well as a research and community engagement backing. An innovation in academia should be backed by the lecturer. Thus, the main concern of this paper is to explore use of ICT as a business tool in SOR. Methodologies of the study were case study and thematic content analysis, and the data collection tool was a questionnaire. The study found that SOR was understaffed and could not provide full statistics (stats) training mainly in the statistical packages. The lecturers were all trained in ICT and the packages. They were all willing to use ICT in SOR activities. The computer laboratories were adequate for the student numbers at the time, even though some computers were not working. These laboratories showed to be poorly adequate for the envisaged growth of SOR. SOR would also need more lecturers for the future growth. The study recommends growth of SOR in lecturers and ICT facilities, at the least

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